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Steven Lukes on the Concept of Power

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Steven Lukes has recently reissued his famous book on power, Power: A Radical View. He now admits that the concept of power that he used in his original (1974) book is flawed, but he still wants to defend the position that he advanced there. I argue that he is right to regard his concept of power as flawed, but that admitting this undermines his argument. I conclude that he can rescue his argument by realising that he is not, in fact, using a concept of power at all.
Title: Steven Lukes on the Concept of Power
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Steven Lukes has recently reissued his famous book on power, Power: A Radical View.
He now admits that the concept of power that he used in his original (1974) book is flawed, but he still wants to defend the position that he advanced there.
I argue that he is right to regard his concept of power as flawed, but that admitting this undermines his argument.
I conclude that he can rescue his argument by realising that he is not, in fact, using a concept of power at all.

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